Business Matters

Business Matters is the UK's largest distributed monthly business magazine and is aimed at the owners of Small and medium sized enterprises (SME's).

Business Matters is also The Official Business Magazine to Team 2012, the official support programme working with UK SMEs to help British athletes striving to make up Team GB and ParalympicsGB in London 2012.

Read for its news coverage, analysis, interviews with key opinion formers and leading entrepreneurs and opinion on the UK small business sector.

Established more than 22 years ago, Business Matters reaches influential decision makers in the UK's thriving small and medium sized business sector. Addressing key issues, trends and developments, Business Matters is highly regarded as the leading title for those involved in running their own business.

Targeting a market worth an estimated £25billion, Business Matters reaches decision makers in both the SME market and large blue chip organisations, with a spend ranging from £150,000 to more than £25million per annum. 

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Danielle Stewart appointed champion to the Red Tape Challenge

Danielle Stewart, a partner at Baker Tilly, has been appointed by BIS as one of their two Company Law Red Tape Challenge Champions.

GoCardless launches new payment service to replace merchant accounts

GoCardless, the new service which allows you to collect money directly from your customers’ bank accounts has gone live providing a real, and cost effective, alternative to accepting credit and debit cards.

Getting To Know You: Colin Liversedge, Founder & MD of vrSoftware

We caught up with Colin Liversedge, founder and CEO of the visual planning tool authors vrSoftware, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Cameron: New funding available for SMEs to help ambitious young people

Prime Minister David Cameron announces new round of Government funding to support thousands of apprenticeships up to degree equivalent making available a £1,500 apprenticeship incentive for small firms to take on youngsters eager to learn.

Cable launches biggest ever Apprenticeship Week

Business Secretary Vince Cable has launched the fifth annual Apprenticeship Week, and it is set to be the biggest they with over 500 events across the country celebrating the countless achievements of learners and employers.

O2 set to provide UK SMEs with free access to Fixed Line & Broadband

O2 has today announced plans to inject connectivity into British businesses, with the launch of ‘Flying Start’, the company’s largest offer created specifically for business between 1-2000 employees.

Theo Paphitis says 'I'm in' for Apprentices

With 'National Apprenticeship Week 2012' next week, Theo Paphitis, former apprentice and retail expert, is calling on UK companies to continue to invest in apprenticeships and training despite the economic slump.

Building your business for growth

If you are looking to grow your company you need to build it in such a way that it can handle the gowth - just growing without the right foundations will inevitably lead to disaster. One of the most important areas is staff.

How collaboration can deliver innovation...

As businesses look to stimulate growth in an economic environment still dominated by the downturn, innovation matters like never before. Today there is no simple or single recipe for success so collaboration takes on an increasingly important focus.

Getting to Know You: Richard Close, CEO at Briggs Equipment

Richard Close, CEO at Briggs Equipment, the UK’s leading independent service provider and materials handling equipment supplier tells us what inspires him and what advice he would give to anyone wanting to start out in business.